001Take attendance. 6 pm. Mr. Armstrong, present. Sir, present. Mr. Chrisfield, present. Mr. Garsa present. Mr. Stuart present. It's time for our general advisors' report. Serg. Yes, Madam President. They met and appointed Dr. Ryan Smith. for assistant superintendent until the new superintendent begins her term in this Belfower Unified School District. BNY is going to lead us in the oath of allegiance to the flag. Right hand over right hand. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic which represents one nation. under God indivisible with freedom and justice for all. Well, tonight we're going to have some people who want to address topics on the agenda. Although the general meetings aren't public, they are still open to the public, and there are comments that can be made, on which contributions
002can be made with 3 minutes, 20 minutes according to statute 9332, 3 minutes per speaker. Dr. Robinson, thank you for being here. You have to push the first button to the left right. It's not learned. Board, thank you for the opportunity to let me speak tonight. I wanted to come because it's summer, we're all on vacation. What happens tonight is significant, important. I didn't want it to be just you guys welcoming the new superintendent. I thought it was important, and no less important, that he bring his people, but that his new people be represented here today. Starting by thanking the board for the arduous process of finding a superintendent. It has been a rather precarious and long road. We've had some blank steps , but they weren't like that. These were mistakes that led us
003to the right person, and that's why we are where we are today. The work of the CD C signifies the correct leadership in charge of our district. Sal wants to know that he has a qui, he needs to know that the staff is great. from top to bottom. There's no district like this one. This includes everyone from the principals to those who clean the fields and school grounds. I greatly value her education, her leadership, and her experience. And what I mean is that as a member of this community, I want you to pay her what she's worth, what she deserves. And I want you to be worth what you're paid. I want them to follow her as a leader. This one's like an eagle, isn't it? To micromanage it, but to push it. The six
004of you are going to take us where we need to go. If everyone is on board with this, we're not going anywhere. The district has operated in an economy with this theft and quite this lack of money, so we always have to keep moving forward. We fail sometimes, but we keep going and we have to do the best we can for our children. We are in a district like Puente. They can either have problems like other children in Campton or move forward like the leadership that exists in Orange County. The future is in your hands. Cultivate leadership in the future . Some things that haven't been done include the lack of preparation to, let's say, pass on the reins, to prepare the new generations. Hopefully you will address this for young people regarding identity, which
005has no future according to our youth, but we have an imposter complex in our district and it has even reached the children. This is what I want us to want our young people to understand in the future: who they are, why they are here, what their purpose is. Not what they think they want and not what they are told to be, but who they are. And the district has to help these young people so they know why they came into this world and why they are here. Um, I think I'm going to run out of time, but give me a little more time, please. I thought it was important that we come here to talk. Hey, more people are going to be here. Later, when we're all here, we'll all come and complain about what
006they're not doing right. But before we get to that, I mean, people don't show up when they do good work. They will show up when there are problems. So I hope this room stays empty for the rest of my life, but I wanted to bring something symbolic. So, Dr. Simon, um, welcome to our jungle. I added specific things. In every room there is an elephant, and in this district you will find that in every room you enter there is a different elephant that no one talks about, but it is an elephant in the corner that no one talks about, that we fear will prevent us from doing the work we need to do because people do not say what they are afraid of and where we have failed. I hope you will address and deal
007with the elephant in the room as a leader, which will help us and assist us with the discomfort in analyzing what we have done wrong, what we have done wrong and how to move forward. So without being honest with ourselves we can't go anywhere. So with you as a leader, and your integrity and ability to communicate, you can help people understand what you want. that you hear. I want to bless you as you come here, that you have protection when you are here, when you move among these people, your purpose, your identity, when you move among us, that you are created for this purpose, that when you come everything you have done up to this point is what you are going to do with the children in this district. I have been here for 25
008years and I have been praying on my knees for the last 10 years looking for a leader and I think you are the answer to my prayers. I have faith that as we move forward we will keep her focused because there are things in which you will encounter resistance. Pain and change are not the same as staying the same. People aren't going to change, we have to change. I believe that we have, we should be, a nationally recognized district. We must be big so we can be seen and small so we can do many things as a family, like you're coming as a mother and we've already put all the furniture in place and you have to be comfortable coming to move things around as you see fit with your leadership. So there's a note
009in his box. The purpose of leadership is not to make the present bearable, but to make the future possible. Welcome, boss, with much grace. We chose her, they chose her, and you had to choose us to have the opportunity to have her. Thank you for the work you did to get here. We trust that you will have the influence to culminate in a legacy that you will leave behind. I speak for everyone, not just for myself. Another thing, with elephants there is an art and science to eating in order to eat an elephant. Here's your elephant to remind you that you're going to have to eat it bite by bite, chew, chew and swallow slowly, not all at once , or we'll all choke with you. So, slow to go fast, as Mrs. Carter has
010learned , I'd really like to see where this takes us. And another thing I brought you, I don't want you to know, because this is our common stuff, in the bottle there's dirt from all over the place here in the district. Give it a place to remind it why it came. So this is everyone and their common ground is what happens in each of these places. And at least let's not forget why we 're here. We are here for the sake of our children, because the work that you do, that they do, that I do, that we are all doing collectively, will last longer than all of us individually. So we want it to be meaningful and something that will have an impact on future generations, which we may not see, but will have a
011long trajectory. I brought him his own bottle, and I brought each of you your own bottle. I also want to thank you on behalf of the teachers, the union, and the families. I am also a mother in the district, I don't vote in this district, but I go and support every person who is elected. I think I feel like I represent them too. Thank you for coming. I want you to feel like we're your family, and I want you to know that we'll trust you when you lead us, and we want you to be more successful than you possibly know. And as we move forward, look, the agency in this district, uh, what hasn't been seen for a long time, is that we have thousands of years of experience here and we keep looking outside,
012but if you look internally at what we offer, when there are retirements, we have hundreds and hundreds of years that come out the door and when the staff rotates, because the size of the classrooms are going to be smaller, more teachers leave, new ones come in. Mentoring is important. that you look at the resources you already have at your disposal that are free of charge. Welcome, thank you for being here, thank you for answering my prayers, for the work you have done, and thank you for the work you will do from now on . Thank you, Dr. Robinson, it was wonderful. Thank you very much, we appreciate it very much. Okay, now for approval tonight, item four, approval super employment, superintendent employment contract according to 54953 the government code. I'm going to give the public
013a summary of the salaries and benefits that the Board of Education is considering tonight as part of the contract between the district and Dr. Eron Simon. The term is from July 14, 2025 to June 30, 2028. 260 days of exclusive weekend and holiday workdays. 325,000 annual salary. Same benefits package as all certified administrators and eligibility to receive benefits and contributions to retirement programs normally granted to other certified administrators. The one who will make district contributions and payroll deductions required for certified administrators. 24 days of paid vacation days annually with accumulation of 48 days and unused vacation days up to a maximum of 48 days will be paid upon termination of employment. 12 sick days per year accumulated to one day per month, paid memberships in professional organizations. $1250 annual stipend for his doctoral degree and
014$ 45,000 annual retirement expenses. Does the Kitfield board have any comments? Thank you, Madam President. I will be voting in support of this contract. I just want to say a couple of things. That is the most important edition we do as a board. I don't want there to be any mischaracterization of the level of consideration and preparation that was used to make decisions as board members. We are no longer here to decide, but to ensure that the process to reach these decisions has been transparent and inclusive. So dealing with concerns, having an additional meeting—excuse the heart attack on that—but I think the talks and debates were very significant. I want to thank the staff, those who supported the process, and took their time to have this special meeting. Their work is no longer for us,
015it's with us. Yes, that's all the work we do. I believe that additional work will benefit the district as well. That said, I'm glad we took the time to look more closely and commit more fully to making this final decision. I have faith in the outcome. I am very proud to welcome Simon to the Belfower district family. Thank you KF, Vice President Garza. Thank you, Madam President. I just want to thank all the staff for helping us get to where we are now. It took a lot of effort along with the schedules here and I also want to welcome our new superintendent. Thank you. Centrón members, thank you, welcome to the district. We are so glad you are here with us. I'm very happy because it's my first time, we're going to be in this
016together. I just want to say a thank you to all the staff for all their efforts. At each board meeting, I find more things I feel honored and proud to be a member here on the board with a cabinet like yours. Thank you so much for all your efforts, your dedication and your passion because it shows in everything you do. Member Armstrong, hello everyone, thank you for coming. I am very excited for the future of this district. I would like to add again what Mrs. Robinson said. Thank you for choosing us to work together and for choosing you. This is a day to celebrate. I'm happy to see familiar faces in the audience who are also supporting her and the staff. They already know, I do n't want to say it again, you all know.
017Thank you for all the effort and time we have to put this and that together and for supporting us while we get there , we made this decision. And I want to thank the members of the board of directors for working with me, working together to reach this decision, the decision to start something very beautiful, I think. Thank you, Madam President, for being our leader. That's all. I'm ready. I'm very excited. That's all. Thank you, member Armstrong. And finally, I'm so excited that you're here reading her resume. I know we made a joke that we wanted an athlete and it's a sportsman and it's a sportsman. That drive to improve is what I love about you. I think I was talking to one of the staff members, I was saying that it's like a hug,
018it 's very sincere, it's very real. I'm so excited that you're here. I'm very excited to work with you and share the vision. I think it has a board of directors. We are different, we have characteristics that are great. Each of us is going to see that and we are very proud that he is here as well as the leadership with Dr. Verdugo. Working for 10 years is very respected in the state of California, very, very respected, and his connections. No other company will have better connections, and I'm so grateful they found them. I know it was the decision and they told us that it was our decision, but the fact that they helped us and gave us many good candidates and we found her. Thank you for coming with us and your family. We
019are so grateful and we are so excited, super excited. A motion to approve the superintendent's contract . A second motion. Second, member Armstrong. Please take attendance. Mrs. Armstrong. Yes. Mrs. Centran, yes. Mr. Crit, yes. Mrs. Garcia, yes. President Stuart, yes. If there are no protests, the session is adjourned at 6:17 until the meeting on July 10, 2025. Please, may we take some photos? M.